Nutrition Education Publications
Early Childhood – Pre K and Kindergarten
Activity Sheets
These 8.5 X 11-inch activity sheets promote physical activity and eating fruits and vegetables.
These activity sheets are designed to supplement nutrition lessons in schools, as a take-home to share with parents or care providers. Each 8.5 X 11 page has 4 of the same handouts. They are available in English on one side and Spanish on the other.
- Look What I Ate Today! Vegetable Salad
¡Mira lo que comi hoy! Ensalada vegetal
- Look What I Ate Today! Fruit Salad
¡Mira lo que comi hoy! Ensalada de frutas!
- Look What I Ate Today! Fruit Salad
¡Mira lo que comi hoy! Ensalada de frutas!
- Look What I Ate Today! Pear and Lettuce
¡Mira lo que comi hoy! Pera y lecguga
- Look What I Made Today! Fruity Clown Face
¡Mira lo que hice hoy! Payasito con cara de frutas
- Look What I Made Today! Veggie Man
¡Mira lo que hice hoy! Hombrecito vegetal
Activity sheets with recipe designed to supplement nutrition lessons, as a take-home to share with parents or care providers. Each 8.5 X 11 page has 2 of the same handout. They are available in English on one side and Spanish on the other.
- Today I Tasted: Cauliflower and Broccoli
Hoy probé…¡Coliflor y Brócoli!
- Today I Tasted: Green Beans and Pineapple
Hoy probé …¡Habichuelas verdes y piña!
- Today I Tasted: Kiwi and Pear
Hoy probé … ¡Kiwi y Pera!
- Today I Tasted: Peppers and Oranges
Hoy probé … ¡Pimentos y naranjas!
- Today I Tasted: Whole-Wheat Bread
Hoy probé …¡Pan de trigo integral!
Newsletters
The Pumpkin Post/Banana Beat and El Recaito/Sabrosito (Spanish version) newsletters are educational and fun newsletters for parents or caregivers of preschool children. Each issue contains a special insert (11 X 17-inch) called The Banana Beat or Sabrosito in the Spanish version, each with activities designed for the children themselves or to do with parents and caregivers. The Pumpkin Post or El Recaito newsletter includes delicious and nutritious recipes, regular columns on child feeding challenges, seasonal foods, menu ideas, "Ask Dr. Green Bean," and "Marvelous Morsels," which address topical nutrition issues and questions.
The Banana Beat or Sabrosito insert features a fold-open activity poster for children, a special children's recipe, a fairy tale, and a fun physical activity. The pair comes in a series of six issues with themes about breakfast, fitness, fruits and vegetables, healthy lunches, goal setting and holiday eating.
The Pumpkin Post/Banana Beat:
- New Year, New You: Setting and Reaching Your Goals - January/February

Stone Soup (Banana Beat insert)
- Break the Rules: Fun Breakfast for Everyone - March/April

How the Seven Dwarfs Got their Names (Banana Beat insert)
- Keep Moving for Fun and Fitness - May/June

How the Tortoise Really Won the Race (Banana Beat insert)
- Color and Crunch and Great Things to Munch - July/August

Modern Day Jill and the Beanstalk (Banana Beat insert)
- Pack Power in Your Lunchbox - September/October

Surprise Picnic Madlibs (Banana Beat insert)
- Feasts, Festivals and Family - November/December

The Three Little Springs (Banana Beat insert)
View a sample of Pumpkin Post.
25 of one issue for $18.00 (plus shipping and handling).
A sample set, one each of 6 for $6.00 (plus shipping and handling).
El Recaito:
- Año nueva, vida nueva: Decida sus metas, y alcáncelas - Enero/Febrero

- Cambie las reglas ¡Desayunas divertidas para todas! - Marzo/Abril

- A sequir moviéndonos, para divertirnos y mantenernos en forma - Mayo/Junio

- ¡Cosas coloridas y crocantes para masticar! - Julio/Agosto

- ¡Empaque toda la energia ensu lanchera! - Septiembre/Octubre

- Fiesta, festejos y familia - Noviembre/Deciembre

To view a sample of El Recaito.
Sabrosito:
- Sopa de piedra - January/February

- De dónde sacaron los enanitos sus nombres - March/April

- Cómo fue que la Tortuga ganó la carrera - May/June

- Jill y la mata de frijoles (en nuestros días) - July/August

- Madlibs: Un picnic con sorpresas - September/October

- Los tres puerquitos - November/December

To view a sample of Sabrosito.
25 of one issue for $18.00 (plus shipping and handling).
A sample set, one each of 6 for $6.00 (plus shipping and handling).





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